Chicken And Mixed Vegetable Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 (4 lb.) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 Tbsp. butter
4 parsnips, peeled and sliced
3 large carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
3 medium leeks, halved and lengthwise sliced (only use white and pale green leeks)
1 lb. baby new potatoes, thickly sliced
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
3 c. canned chicken broth
2 Tbsp. minced fresh tarragon or 2 tsp. dried
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Heat vegetable oil in heavy, large Dutch oven over medium heat. Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
Add chicken to pot in batches and cook until light brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to bowl.
Pour off fat from pot and discard.
Add butter to same pot and melt over medium heat.
Add sliced parsnips, carrots, leeks and potatoes and stir to coat.
Cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add flour and stir 2 minutes.
Gradually mix in chicken broth.
Increase heat and bring to boil.
Return chicken to same pot; add 1 tablespoon tarragon and bay leaf. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken and vegetables are cooked through, turning chicken occasionally, for about 30 minutes. Using tongs; transfer chicken pieces to large shallow bowl and tent with foil.
Add whipping cream to pot; increase heat.
Simmer until liquid thickens to sauce consistency, about 10 minutes.
Discard bay leaf.
Mix in remaining tablespoon tarragon.
Season stew to taste with salt and pepper.
Spoon sauce and vegetables over chicken and serve.